Arriving in Our Little Village in La Ventana Bay, Just Southeast of La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
As you progress south on Highway 1 in Baja, you know you’re starting to enter La Paz because, just like in any other part of the world I’ve visited, as you enter a more densely populated area, the road adds lanes on your side, in this case, from one, to two, and then, eventually to three. The first major thing you see when you arrive driving south on Highway 1 into La Paz is… Wal-Mart. So we had driven 842 miles into Baja from Mexicali to La Paz,...

Any of the doctors that expats normally frequent in the Lake Chapala / Ajijic area will speak either passable or extremely good English. Two physicians of whom I am aware were raised in the US as American citizens and the rest either did some study in the US, went to medical school where the teaching language was English, or picked it up as a way to serve the English-speaking population in the Ajijic area..png)
The expats in Ambergris Caye tend to know where most happy hours are. They know where the best food specials are. They have a lot of activities, too. A lot of expats in Ambergris Caye go fishing, they snorkel, they dive, or do whatever they like. It is really fun when you are talking about an island of only about 15,000 people, but there is a diversity of what expats in Ambergris Caye do to keep themselves busy.
The cost of food in restaurants in Portugal varies. I can have lunch for €6 (US $6.50 or £4.32) at my local café for a meal that includes a glass of wine, dessert and coffee. It’s cooked in the morning, served for lunch and you have a choice of two dishes. Grilled fish could cost about €15 to €20 (US $16.27 to $21.70 or £10.81 to £14.42) per person.
To paraphrase, add to, modernize (and a little bit botch) Robert Burns: “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry… so it is great to have the Internet for quick research and decision-making.”